907  
FWUS45 KABQ 231837  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1236 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/23/26 FRIDAY 04/24/26  
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK BK FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 25 55 55 50 50 20  
TEMPERATURE 46 45 36 31 28 27 37 47 51 49 42 38 36 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 26 51 33  
WIND CHILL 39 37 27 24 22 21 30 35 32 28 24  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 23 19 14 8 5 5 8 14 18 19 12 9 10 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 40 36 24 20 19 20 31 33 25 25 28 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.5 7.1 8.1 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 7 9 9 8 8 4 4 3 3 4 4 6  
 
DATE SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26  
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK BK OV SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 55 60 80 45 40 40 25 15 15 10 5 20 40 50 65 65  
TEMPERATURE 49 50 38 34 45 42 34 30 44 46 34 31 50 52 37 34 51 51  
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 33 46 28 48 30 54 33 53  
WIND CHILL 30 23 35 32 22 19 35 39 28 25  
WIND DIR W W W SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W W SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 20 20 12 17 26 27 21 17 19 23 6 6 18 20 5 5 16 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 31 36 48 49 48 39 36 43 20 20 35 41 17 28 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 30 30 40 70 20 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S T S T S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.9 9.8 9.7 9.1 9.4 9.2 8.2 7.7 8.5 8.9 8.5 8.0 8.7 9.5 9.1 8.7 9.3 9.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 5 4 8 8 4 3 4 4 2 1 2 3 3 4 6  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/23/26 FRIDAY 04/24/26  
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK BK FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 25 55 55 55 55 25  
TEMPERATURE 38 36 30 26 24 24 31 39 43 41 36 34 32 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 23 44 29  
WIND CHILL 26 24 17 15 13 13 21 30 34 31 26 24 21 18  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 28 25 20 13 12 11 13 17 20 21 17 14 17 18  
WIND GUST (MPH) 55 40 35 25 25 32 33 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.9 7.5 6.9 6.7 6.5 7.1 8.0 8.5 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 6 6 8 8 9  
 
DATE SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26  
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK BK OV SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 55 60 80 45 40 45 20 15 15 10 10 20 40 50 65 65  
TEMPERATURE 41 42 34 30 37 35 29 27 36 39 30 28 43 44 33 32 43 43  
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 30 38 25 40 27 46 30 46  
WIND CHILL 32 32 22 17 24 21 15 13 25 28 21 19 34 35 25 23 35 34  
WIND DIR W W W W SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W SW W  
WIND (MPH) 21 23 19 24 31 29 26 20 21 26 11 11 21 24 9 10 18 20  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 33 39 49 51 49 41 40 44 23 24 39 43 32 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 30 30 40 70 20 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 50 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S T S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.9 9.8 9.7 9.1 9.4 9.2 8.2 7.7 8.5 8.9 8.5 8.0 8.7 9.5 9.2 8.8 9.3 9.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 5 7 8 7 10 10 6 5 6 6 4 3 4 6 5 6 8  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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